An Early Investigation into Possible Alternatives to Stapled Hysterotomy in Open Fetal Surgery.

abstract：OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to determine patterns of neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) use in ventilator-dependent preterm infants with evolving or established severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (sBPD) among centers of the BPD Collaborative, including indications for its initiation, discontinuation, an...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： McKinney RL,Keszler M,Truog WE,Norberg M,Sindelar R,Wallström L,Schulman B,Gien J,Abman SH,Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Collaborative.

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Preterm infants are at risk of encountering oral feeding difficulties which impede on the transition to independent oral feeds. The objective of this study was to identify a pivotal period where regressions are most likely to occur during their oral feeding progression. STUDY DESIGN:This is a retrospective s...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Fucile S,Phillips S,Bishop K,Jackson M,Yuzdepski T,Dow K

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated serum transaminase levels can have many different etiologies, especially in the pregnant patient. Hypoxic hepatitis is a distinct syndrome caused by decreased hepatic blood flow that presents with a marked, but transient, increase in liver enzymes. A 28-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 2 with history of gastri...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Kummer N,Cackovic M,Paidas M,Funai E

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to evaluate vaginal microbiota differences by bacterial vaginosis (BV), birth timing, and race, and to estimate parameters to power future vaginal microbiome studies. METHODS:Previously, vaginal swabs were collected at 21 to 25 weeks (stored at -80°C), and vaginal smears evaluated for BV (Nug...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Subramaniam A,Kumar R,Cliver SP,Zhi D,Szychowski JM,Abramovici A,Biggio JR,Lefkowitz EJ,Morrow C,Edwards RK

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy implicate placental pathologic conditions, which may interfere with the normal passage of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) to the maternal blood. We compared the levels of maternal serum (MS) in early second trimester of pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders with those of mat...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Leiberman JR,Shoham I,Chattach F,Romem Y,Glezerman M

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine factors that were associated with uterine rupture in patients attempting vaginal birth after cesarean delivery. We analyzed the results of all patients attempting vaginal birth after cesarean delivery between September 1996 to December 1999 at a single institution using a conte...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hoffman MK,Sciscione A,Srinivasana M,Shackelford DP,Ekbladh L

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First-trimester prenatal diagnosis was offered to 104 twin pregnancies mainly for advanced maternal age and cytogenetic evaluation of a new fertilization technique. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) was performed transcervically (35%), transabdominally (23%), or by combination of these two techniques (42%). Although no ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： De Catte L,Liebaers I,Foulon W,Bonduelle M,Van Assche E

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The main purpose of this article is to assess trends in cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection reported among infants in California neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) during 2005 to 2016. STUDY DESIGN:The California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative collects data on all very low birth weight (VLBW, birth weight ≤ 1...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Tran C,Bennett MV,Gould JB,Lee HC,Lanzieri TM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim To determine the challenges, if any, in translating the benefits of surfactant replacement therapy (SRT) to a resource-limited setting. Method This was a retrospective descriptive study comparing the outcome of 75 cases who received surfactant and 69 controls who did not at the University Hospital of the West Indi...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hamilton N,Trotman H

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five patients undergoing nipple stimulation contraction stress tests were enrolled in this study. Plasma 13,14-dihydro, 15-keto prostaglandin F2 alpha and plasma prolactin concentrations were analyzed before and during the contraction stress tests. Prolactin concentrations were significantly higher (p less than...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rijhsinghani AG,Dubin NH,Zacur HA,Johnson TR,Niebyl JR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate whether maternal bronchial asthma increases the risk for long-term respiratory morbidity of the offspring. STUDY DESIGN:A population-based cohort study compared the incidence of long-term pediatric hospitalizations due to respiratory disease of the offspring of ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Spiegel E,Shoham-Vardi I,Goldbart A,Sergienko R,Sheiner E

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case, in which a woman presenting with markedly decreased fetal movements at 29 weeks gestation following a recent increase in fundal height was noted sonographically to have fetal hydrops consisting of scalp edema, marked hepatomegaly, ascites, and polyhydramnios. No lethal structural congenital...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Levine Z,Sherer DM,Jacobs A,Rotenberg O

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Care of women with preterm labor has been reported by Katz et al to be enhanced by use of an electronic uterine contraction monitor. We enrolled 76 women with singleton gestations who had been successfully treated for preterm labor into a prospective randomized trial, assigning subjects in a ratio of 1:2 to a group of...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Iams JD,Johnson FF,O'Shaughnessy RW

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to define the variables associated with vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) and to develop a scoring system for the prediction of successful VBAC. We searched our computerized database for parturients with a history of one low-transverse cesarean section (CS) who were delivered ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Gonen R,Tamir A,Degani S,Ohel G

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most frequently used set of gestational age-birth weight curves in the United States is the Colorado (C) standard published in 1963. To investigate the usefulness of this standard in an urban population at sea level, we examined the birth weight vs gestational age data from 56,675 singleton liveborn infants born b...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Raju TN,Winegar A,Seifert L,Miller S

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of death in children < 5 years of age worldwide. It is also one of the most frequent infectious diseases in children, leading to large antibiotic use and hospitalization even in the industrialized countries. However, the optimal management of CAP in children is s...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Yun KW,Wallihan R,Juergensen A,Mejias A,Ramilo O

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare national guidelines on the prevention of RhD alloimmunization. STUDY DESIGN: We performed a review of four national guidelines on prevention of alloimmunization from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaec...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sperling JD,Dahlke JD,Sutton D,Gonzalez JM,Chauhan SP

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare the pregnancy outcome of two different management strategies: outpatient versus inpatient in women with prenatal diagnosis of vasa previa. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study conducted at a single tertiary center. Women with a prenatally diagnosed v...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Fishel Bartal M,Sibai BM,Ilan H,Katz S,Schushan Eisen I,Kassif E,Yoeli R,Yinon Y,Mazaki-Tovi S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During normal pregnancy there is a decrease in the hematocrit due to a disproportionate increase in the blood volume compared with the red cell mass. Using a new enzyme-linked immunoassay (Amgen Diagnostics), serum erythropoietin was quantified in normal nonanemic pregnancies throughout gestation and in third trimeste...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Harstad TW,Mason RA,Cox SM

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes 40 consecutive emergency cerclages on dilated and effaced cervices prior to 26 weeks' gestation. These "emergency" cerclages were associated with a mean extension of gestational age of 12 weeks (range, 3 days to 20.5 weeks). Thirty-one of 40 pregnancies were carried to 28 weeks' gestation and 23 ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Mitra AG,Katz VL,Bowes WA Jr,Carmichael S

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with clinical chorioamnionitis among preterm infants. STUDY DESIGN:We reanalyzed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) from preterm newborns at less than 30 weeks' gestation. Cases and control definitions were determined using administrative reco...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Spiegel AM,Li J,Oehlert JW,Mayo JA,Quaintance CC,Girsen AI,Druzin ML,El-Sayed YY,Shaw GM,Stevenson DK,Gibbs RS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chordae tendineae is a dramatic and life-threatening clinical situation. Rarely does this complication occur during pregnancy. We present a case of a 30-year-old woman in week 31 of her pregnancy who developed acute mitral regurgitation, secondary to bacterial endocarditis an...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hagay ZJ,Weissman A,Geva D,Snir E,Caspi A

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our study identified risk factors for the development of clinically identifiable catheter-associated thrombosis (CT). STUDY DESIGN:We performed a retrospective cohort study of neonates in whom a central catheter was present. A total of 1,475 catheters were identified in 766 patients during a 36-month study p...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Lambert I,Tarima S,Uhing M,Cohen SS

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial ultrasound measurements of the fetus under investigation is an important indicator of fetal growth, and thus fetal health. To assess how reliable those measurements are, a videotape was made, and, utilizing an ultrasound machine that allowed the placement of callipers on the videotape, the dispersion of the mea...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Vine DG,Cooperberg PL,Dansereau J

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the accuracy of antenatal renal pelvis measurement as a screening tool for renal anomalies we reviewed the antenatal ultrasounds performed at our institution over 1 year. Renal pelvis dilation was found in 3.8% of pregnancies followed by our obstetrics department. In nine (17.6%) infants renal anomalies w...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Fasolato V,Poloniato A,Bianchi C,Spagnolo D,Valsecchi L,Ferrari A,Paesano P,Del Maschio A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed the impact of a nurse simulation training program on perception of kangaroo mother care (KMC) value and transfer skill competency. STUDY DESIGN:An 8-item Likert scale skill survey tool and a 24-item Likert developmental care survey tool were used in a prospective cohort study to analyze p...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hendricks-Munoz KD,Mayers RM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to examine the potential effects of expanded Medicaid coverage for low income women. Statewide birth data for 1983 to 1985 were examined to determine the relationship between prenatal care and admissions to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and the costs of this care. An NICU sample was co...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Wilson AL,Munson DP,Schubot DB,Leonardson G,Stevens DC

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy premature infants (birthweight 1.75 kg or less, gestational age 33 weeks or less) with hemoglobin less than 10 g/dL and hematocrit less than 30% were studied and randomly divided into three groups. All of them received oral elemental iron 3 mg/kg/day and vitamin E 5 mg/kg/day during the study period. Recombina...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Chen JY,Wu TS,Chanlai SP

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the short-term outcome of newborns less than 30 weeks gestation when there is definite placental histologic chorioamnionitis. A retrospective analysis was performed of records of all neonates delivered at our institution from January 1989 through January 1999. This informatio...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Dempsey E,Chen MF,Kokottis T,Vallerand D,Usher R

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and insulin resistance (IR) in obesity defined by body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), or both combined. METHODS:Secondary analysis of a randomized multicenter trial of antioxidant supplementation versus placebo in nulliparous low-risk ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Basraon SK,Mele L,Myatt L,Roberts JM,Hauth JC,Leveno KJ,Varner MW,Wapner RJ,Thorp JM Jr,Peaceman AM,Ramin SM,Sciscione A,Tolosa JE,Sorokin Y,Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Mate

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00